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For an overview of bottle caps in the Fallout series, see Bottle cap. For an overview of currency in the Fallout series, see Currency. |
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Bottle caps are a miscellaneous item in Fallout.
Characteristics[]
Made of durable material, with a small portable size, and instantly recognizable due to its pre- and post-War ubiquitousness, bottle caps (predominantly those used with bottles of Nuka-Cola) rapidly became one of the most common forms of currency accepted by trading outfits across the irradiated landscape of North America,[1] something that had been accurately speculated by scientist think thanks when projecting the outcome of nuclear war.[2]
The earliest known adoption of bottle caps as currency took place on the West Coast in the territory known as New California: within ten years of the founding of the mercantile center known as the Hub in 2093,[Non-game 1] caps were established as the standard currency of the wasteland.[Non-game 2] Their widespread use by Hub merchants contributed to such nicknames as "Hub bucks,"[3] "Hubbucks,"[4] bucks,[5] "Hub script,"[6] or just "script."[7]
The decision by the Hub's merchant drivers to use bottle caps came about because of two factors: first, the Old-World technology required to accurately manufacture and paint them had been mostly lost in the fiery outcome of the Great War, which significantly limited the effectiveness of counterfeiting efforts; the types of paint and metal used along with machinery specs have to be very specific in order for a bottle cap to be a genuine reproduction.[8] Second, there is a limited number of bottle caps that can be introduced into the economy, which preserves their value against inflation to some degree.[9] With these two factors combined, Hub merchants could reliably support the bottle cap as a common unit of exchange by also tying its value to the inarguably important commodity of potable water.[10]
Locations[]
The player character can find bottle caps in various locations throughout New California. Some of the highest concentrations are as follows:
- 2034 bottle caps in Lorenzo Giovanni's locked safe in Hub Downtown. He and his guards will turn hostile trying to steal it.
- 2016 bottle caps in Killian Darkwater's safe.
- 13 bottle caps in the building near the Crash House.
- 150 bottle caps in Jacob's bookcase at Old Town.
- 15/10/12/11 bottle caps in footlockers on level two of Mariposa Military Base.
- 2082 bottle caps in a footlocker on level 2 of the Los Angeles Vault.
Notes[]
Despite the item icon depicting multiple caps spilling from a bag, each instance is still only considered a single bottle cap.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Fallout 76 loading screens: "Durable, easy to carry, and quickly recognizable, the Nuka-Cola bottle cap is one of the most common currencies used by traders in post-war America."
- ↑ Borous: "*{Quiet, trying not to embarrass himself}What? Like... stuff? Things?*"
Klein: "YES. THINGS.
Borous: "*{Quiet, skeptical}I don't know... might be some old Nuka Cola or Sunset Sarsaparilla bottlecaps lying around. It... It's not "currency" per se... Still, might be enough to trick the Sink's trade routines. Mobius put that test line for caps in the code as a debug command, I think.*"
Dala: "I don't believe that was Mobius' reason. His wild speculation concerning post-holocaust economic systems was quite extensive. And of high decibel."
Klein: "ENOUGH! SURRENDER THESE SO-CALLED BOTTLECAPS, NUKA AND SUNSET ALIKE. IN THEIR ROLE AS THINGS, THEY WILL SERVE AS ADEQUATE TEST SUBJECTS." - ↑ Demetre Romara: "{118}{}{We pay 600 hub bucks a job! That's each way! Hell, people say we take all the dangerous routes but I say they're the most excitin'! You need a little excitement in your life, am I right? Of course I am!}"
(Demetre Romara's dialogue) - ↑ Caravan driver: "{106}{}{You'll get 400 hubbucks. You might be sayin' that it ain't that much, but we go out often and you ain't gonna lose your life that easy. But you get that pay going each way, not that you have to go each way, but you'll get a total of 800 if you do. }"
(Caravan drivers' dialogue) - ↑ Jasmine: "{118}{}{Well done, lad. Here's your reward. [Jasmine gives you 3000 bucks]}"
(Jasmine's dialogue) - ↑ Aradesh: "{238}{Ara_41}{Of course, I will reward you. Bring her and you will receive 500 in Hub Script. Will you help me?}"
(Aradesh's dialogue) - ↑ Referred to as such by Lorri, Justin Greene, Decker, Keri Lee, Hub police, caravan drivers and guards in Fallout.
- ↑ The Courier: "What makes a bottle cap genuine?"
Alice McLafferty: "Lots of little things - the paint on the label, the machining, the type of metal it's made from. I know there's counterfeit caps floating around, of course. Fortunately, they're very time-consuming to make, so the numbers are small."
(Alice McLafferty's dialogue) - ↑ Pressing Matters
- ↑ The Vault Dweller: "{134}{}{Tell me more about bartering.}"
Katrina: "{139}{}{Bartering is the exchange of goods. You give me some items, and I give you items in trade. Since you initiated the barter, I will let you pick and choose what you want. But the deal must be one that I think I will like, so you will probably want to give me more valuable goods that you don't need in exchange for less expensive things that you want. And if you don't have enough items to trade, there are always caps. Bottle caps are the only common money found out here. The caps are backed by the merchants of the Hub, so you can trade them anywhere.}"
(Katrina's dialogue)
Non-game
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0: "2093 The Hub is founded by a man named Angus, who sets up camp around a filthy oasis in the desert, and he proceeds to begin trading with other settlements."
- ↑ Fallout Bible 0: "2102 May 22 Increasing mutant attacks on Harold's caravans cause Harold to get so pissed he finances one of the first adventuring parties of Fallout to try and find out where these dagnab mutants are coming from. Consulting with a scientist and doctor at the Hub, a man by the name of Grey, the two of them decide to join forces."
"2102 June 23 Richard Grey's Expedition [including Harold] finds the Mariposa Military Base and the Expedition is scattered and defeated by mutants at the base. Grey is knocked into one of the vats of FEV by a robotic arm, and Harold is knocked unconscious, only to awaken later out in the wasteland."
"2102 June 27 Harold, already mutating, is found by traders and taken back to the Hub. His former caravan partners and employees, horrified by his condition, abandon him and he is soon left without even two bottlecaps to rub together."
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